Dairy farm fluid line treatment

• US 9,616,146 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2014
• Issued: 04/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 2178450 Ontario, Inc.
• Original Assignee: 2178450 Ontario, Inc.
• Inventors: Mclean, Brian, Strain, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT
• Application Number:
  US14/294,474
• Publication Number:
  US 20140356227A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,043 Days
• Field of Search: 422 3, 422111, 119 1401
• CPC Class Codes: A01J 7/02 for cleaning or sanitising milking machines or devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/202 Ozone

Abstract

A fluid line treatment kit for a dairy farm milking system having a vacuum subsystem for imparting vacuum within a fluid line is provided. The fluid line treatment kit includes at least one ozone gas source; a conduit associated with each ozone gas source configured to convey ozone gas to within the fluid line at a respective location; and a control system configured to trigger each ozone gas source to produce ozone gas while the vacuum subsystem is actuated. Vacuum imparted by the vacuum subsystem in the fluid line draws ozone gas via the at least one conduit into and through the fluid line.

Claims

1. A method for treating a fluid line of a dairy farm milking system having a vacuum subsystem for imparting vacuum within the fluid line, the method comprising:

configuring at least one ozone gas source to be in fluid communication with the fluid line;

triggering at least one ozone gas source to produce ozone gas; and

causing the ozone gas to be drawn within and through the fluid line using vacuum imparted within the fluid line, wherein the triggering is automatic in response to actuation of the vacuum subsystem.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering is automatic in response to detecting application of electrical power from a power source to the vacuum subsystem.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering is automatic in response to detecting presence of a threshold vacuum pressure in the fluid line.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the ozone gas is caused to be drawn within the fluid line from a location associated with at least one of:

an air section of the fluid line, a liquid section of the fluid line, and the vacuum subsystem.